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Second Fix

Plastering, fitting, finishing, and making it a room

6 tasks in this phase

Timeline infographic showing the plastering sequence from plasterboarding through bonding, skimming, drying, mist coat, and decoration, with time durations for each stage
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Plastering Your Loft Conversion: What to Expect
How boarding, skimming and drying work, what fireboard is, and why your plasterer won't do it all in one visit.
Process flow showing second fix electrics stages from plastering complete through faceplate installation, consumer unit completion, testing, and EIC certificate handover
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Second Fix Electrics: Sockets, Lights, and Final Wiring
What second fix electrics involves, why the bill can grow beyond the quote, and how to get your electrical certificate without delays.
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Process infographic showing second fix plumbing scope from boiler installation through appliance connections, commissioning, and Gas Safe certificate timeline
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Second Fix Plumbing for Loft Conversions
What second fix plumbing involves, why the bill grows beyond the quote, and how to get the work signed off cleanly.
Decision flowchart showing extension flooring options filtered by UFH compatibility, water resistance, and comfort, with cost ranges for each material type
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Flooring for Your Loft Conversion: Options, Costs, and Timing
LVT, porcelain tiles or engineered wood? The floor finish options, installed costs and the timing that decides how well the floor turns out.
Process infographic showing the five stages of extension floor tiling: screed moisture test, tile order via trade account, membrane installation, tile laying, and grouting, with timeline and cost callouts for each stage
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Tiling a Loft Conversion: Costs and Trade Accounts
What wall and floor tiling costs, and how buying tiles through your tiler's trade account can cut the bill.
Process infographic showing the decoration sequence for a new extension: plaster drying check, mist coat application, woodwork priming, walls and ceilings two coats, snagging walk-through, with timing markers for each stage
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Decorating Your Loft Conversion: Painting and Finishing
How the mist coat works on fresh plaster, why your decorator visits more than once, and what to snag before you sign off.